Sharkwater (movie on shark finning by Rob Stewart) has just posted a pledge on its site:
http://www.sharkwater.com/pledge_to_save_sharks.asp
Please sign it...
Saturday, April 07, 2007
More Tiger Sharks .......
....... personally, I can't get enough of them! That is why you'll find me at the end of next week in South Africa, south of Durban, where I will be free-diving with dem big tiga ladies what you find ova dere (can't get rid of my Bahamian accent...).
I will have a dive buddy this time: Roger Horrocks, a very talented underwater photographer and a confirmed free-diver (it is good to have tough competition!!). Fiona Aherst, another great photographer and a fan of bull sharks, might join, too.
In December 2007 I will be back at Tiger Beach, and - psssst, my wife doesn't know yet! - I am already toying with the idea of booking yet another tiger shark trip to Tiger Beach in March 2008. Which ain't gonna be the last one. Remember what I said recently: I am hooked on tiger sharks....
So, what do you all say? Am I nuts or what?
See more photos here
Not giving up on Alibaba....
From: Wolfgang Leander < wolfgang@oceanicdreams.com>
Date: Apr 7, 2007 12:03 AM
Subject: http://www.sharkwater.com/index.htm
To: porter@alibaba-inc.com, csplinder@alibaba-inc.com
Dear Porter, dear Christina:
You should not miss to see this movie:
http://www.sharkwater.com/index.htm
I am not actually bombarding you with stuff, and personal pleas - but I don't want you to think that I don't care about 'the issue' anymore. I do, and so do countless others.
Obviously, 'the issue' is not Alibaba's role in the international shark fin trade alone. Let's face it: You are not even playing a big part in this disgraceful multi-billion dollar business - hard to quantify, but that is really not the point. The point is that you seem not to bother to work for a company which simply does not to care much about the health of the world to which we belong, you and Mr. Ma himself included.
To pretend that it is none of your business to tell your superior, Mr. Ma, apparently the only individual at Alibaba who could decide to stop brokering shark parts, to abandon this business, is NOT correct knowing what this is all about. And you know perfectly well what is at stake with this whole shark fin stuff.
You could make a small, yet important difference for the sake of Alibaba, and for your own sake. You could convince Mr. Ma that it is not right to participate in the shark fin trade, and you could convince Mr. Ma that the online shark fin trade will be affecting the company's and his personal image. Am I wrong? Or do you think I do not understand how businesses work? Well, I do, and I also know that having moral principles is GOOD business practice. To be, or to choose not to be involved, in the shark fin trade is a question of morality, nothing else.
My question to you is simple: Can you explain to yourselves (I have given up the hope that you will ever write back to me) how well educated people can willfully ignore the catastrophic consequences of shark finning, and find nothing wrong with working for a company that is blatantly disregarding its corporate responsibilities to the world community? Don't you feel that perhaps you shouldn't be working for Alibaba or else that you should try to change things that are within your reach? Convincing Mr. Ma that Alibaba ought to stop offering the shark fin traders a virtual market place IS within your reach.
Best regards,
Wolfgang
Subject: http://www.sharkwater.com
To: porter@alibaba-inc.com, csplinder@alibaba-inc.com
Dear Porter, dear Christina:
You should not miss to see this movie:
http://www.sharkwater.com
I am not actually bombarding you with stuff, and personal pleas - but I don't want you to think that I don't care about 'the issue' anymore. I do, and so do countless others.
Obviously, 'the issue' is not Alibaba's role in the international shark fin trade alone. Let's face it: You are not even playing a big part in this disgraceful multi-billion dollar business - hard to quantify, but that is really not the point. The point is that you seem not to bother to work for a company which simply does not to care much about the health of the world to which we belong, you and Mr. Ma himself included.
To pretend that it is none of your business to tell your superior, Mr. Ma, apparently the only individual at Alibaba who could decide to stop brokering shark parts, to abandon this business, is NOT correct knowing what this is all about. And you know perfectly well what is at stake with this whole shark fin stuff.
You could make a small, yet important difference for the sake of Alibaba, and for your own sake. You could convince Mr. Ma that it is not right to participate in the shark fin trade, and you could convince Mr. Ma that the online shark fin trade will be affecting the company's and his personal image. Am I wrong? Or do you think I do not understand how businesses work? Well, I do, and I also know that having moral principles is GOOD business practice. To be, or to choose not to be involved, in the shark fin trade is a question of morality, nothing else.
My question to you is simple: Can you explain to yourselves (I have given up the hope that you will ever write back to me) how well educated people can willfully ignore the catastrophic consequences of shark finning, and find nothing wrong with working for a company that is blatantly disregarding its corporate responsibilities to the world community? Don't you feel that perhaps you shouldn't be working for Alibaba or else that you should try to change things that are within your reach? Convincing Mr. Ma that Alibaba ought to stop offering the shark fin traders a virtual market place IS within your reach.
Best regards,
Wolfgang
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Free diving buddy
So I may have found a new free diving buddy. A friend at work introduced me to her father who seems to be a nut about free diving and spearing. I went down to the Keys this weekend, unfortunately the winds were blowing a bit too much - rough seas. But there is a saying my father told me - a little dirty, some divers in Guernsey told him, but oh well:
"No m&*f too tough, no wave too rough, we dive at five"
Had the video camera and pole spear ready...from what I hear there are shark (camera) and hog fish (spear), also know as chicken of the sea (not tuna).
"No m&*f too tough, no wave too rough, we dive at five"
Had the video camera and pole spear ready...from what I hear there are shark (camera) and hog fish (spear), also know as chicken of the sea (not tuna).
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
WildAid petition
Another petition on the ban of shark finning, please sign it. This one will go to Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General.
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Media is not helping
Why does the media insist on calling shark incidents, shark attacks. And add a photograph of a white shark (for an "attack" that happened in Florida)???
Last "attack" happened in Orlando, 7 year old was bitten in the leg, not life threatening.
http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_091211733.html
JAWS STILL SELLS.
X-Ray Magazine Article
Take a look at X-Ray Mag's latest issue, there is an article written by my dad and features some of his photography as well. Coincidentally, Rob Stewart (Shark Water Movie) is also featured. New generation and old generation saving the sharks.
See article here, it is in PDF format. Also, take a look at http://www.xray-mag.com
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